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Marks We Make: Paint & Print
Grades 1 - 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Explore Color and Texture Experience the thrill of transferring color from one surface to another. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of printmaking, with all the fun of painting and drawing. Rollers, brushes and stencils will be used to ink a plate and transfer it to another surface to see the reverse. We will combine drawing, painting, cut-outs and…
Find out more »Woodworking: Design and Build
Grades 3 - 5 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Learn or improve your woodworking skills! Students will begin by designing their project. Using woodworking tools and techniques each student will then build their project progressing from flat boards to finished pieces. Some students may have time to build an additional small project of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Snack 'n Track is available…
Find out more »Centrifugal Force: Ceramics
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 For intermediate to advanced students. Establish your voice and style. This class will offer participants personalized instruction to develop their skills creating artwork in clay. We will provide inspiration, information and encouragement for our artists to establish a voice and style for their ceramic work. Experienced students will benefit from advanced demonstrations.
Find out more »Direct Action Printmaking
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 10 am - 12:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Soar with your ideas. Demonstrations and individual attention make this hands-on class exciting and tailored to your interests, skills and needs. You will learn a variety of strategies and techniques to develop and layer your images. All levels of printmaking experience welcome.
Find out more »Watercolor Explorations
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 7 - 9:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Experience the ephemeral beauty of watercolor. Using the transparency of watercolor pigments, explore color mixing and layering along with brush techniques and washes. Sample texturing techniques using sponges, brushes, spatter, and wax resist. All levels of watercolor experience welcome.
Find out more »Start with Art: Thursdays
Toddler & Preschool Thursdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Play, Discover, Create Each week children and their caregivers will find a variety of age appropriate materials and techniques to explore. Children can move at their own pace between stations. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities.Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated…
Find out more »Just So Stories
Grade K Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Share you favorite stories! Students will explore illustration and creative storytelling from readings of favorite books, fables, and family stories. We’ll focus on illustrations using different mediums: brush and ink, watercolors, crayons as well as torn and cut papers to create shapes and collages, depending on the nature of the story. Students will come away with a collection of illustrations of their own and their classmates’…
Find out more »Learning to Loop: Beginning Crochet
Grades 1 - 2 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Create decorative and functional fiber art! Students will learn how to cast on and off, crochet multiple types of stitches and crochet both a square as well as a circle. With these simple techniques, we will make 3D objects like pillows and toys as well as wearable garments like scarves and hats by sewing crocheted motifs together. Crochet is both sustainable and meditative and…
Find out more »Narrative Illustration
Grades 3 - 5 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Tell a story with text and images. Basing our projects on a favorite story, book or personal experiences, we will develop our characters and storyline with sketches. We will develop a character and utilize the silkscreen printmaking technique to print on t-shirts, bags, and posters. Examples of book illustrations as well as comic books will be shared with the class. Snack 'n Track…
Find out more »Wheelworks: Another Spin
Grades 6 - 8 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excluding November 24, 2016 Work on a potter's wheel. Learn to advance the skills of throwing pots on a potter’s wheel, from salt cellars to floor vases, and everything in between, from functional to sculptural. Hand-glaze your work and experience the surprises when the kiln is unloaded.
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